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Re:Command and Conquer – Programming an RTS game in HTML5 an... by smallblacksun on Monday January 23, 2012 @06:17PM (#3502654)
The ideas in the rules cannot be copyrighted, but the specific text of the rules can be (see http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl108.html). Also, game mechanics can be patented.
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Re:Command and Conquer – Programming an RTS game in HTML5 an... by Serentiynow on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @03:58AM (#3504021)
Yes, I'm afraid game mechanics can be patented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Taxi_(series)#Legalities

The green arrow on top of the screen. http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/22000/22606/crazy-t...

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